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  • S4 EP2: Challenging Modern Slavery

    Welcome back to Season 4! In this episode, we are joined with the legendary Scott Penton from The Freedom Hub, an innovative organisation aiming to create a world of freedom by ending all forms of modern slavery!


    Scott is the Ethical Business Lead of The Freedom Hub, and is passionate about human rights and fighting against modern slavery. He speaks about what modern slavery is (including an interesting eye-opening moment he recalled that happened in the lead up to the start of the Modern Slavery Act 2018), why social impact is such an important subject for people and businesses to understand, The Sister School initiative created by The Freedom Hub, and so much more.


    Vis and Angela thoroughly enjoyed talking to Scott and getting to understand more about this very important issue, and we hope you will too! Truly an incredible and valuable conversation!


    Stay tuned for the next episode of Season 4!


    Big news - we will soon be launching the Green Flow Ence newsletter! All you need to do is to subscribe in the link here and enjoy the read! We also have a Community Slack channel - you can sign up for it here and join in all the fun!


    Check out our links below:

    LinkedIn | Instagram


    Check out The Freedom Hub on:

    LinkedIn | Instagram | Website


    Special thanks to our team for all their hard work in making this episode happen:

    Hosts: Angela Veljanoska & Vis Vythilingam

    Editor: Sofia Heimowitz

    Marketing Officer: Taneisha Wong


    We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record today, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

    54 min
  • S4 EP1: Part 2- Slow Stitch: Redefining Fashion

    The episode was so good, and went way longer than we thought- we had to split into TWO parts! So welcome back to the second part of the first episode of the season!

    Angela and Vis are joined with Nina Gbor, a passionate sustainability advocate, speaker, educator and writer. Nina is the founder and owner of EcoStyles, an online platform that allows her to express her fashion identity and write about her passions in the sustainable and ethical fashion industry. In this part, we speak to Nina about how clothes can form one's identity, and ensuring they do not fall into the 'trendmill' trap! Nina is a devine person to chat with and we hope you enjoy the episode as much as we enjoyed speaking with her!

    Stay tuned for the next episode of Season 4!


    Did you know we have our very own Slack channel? You can join this amazing community by signing up through the link here. We will also be starting our own newsletter! Click here to subscribe so you can be in the loop!

    Check out our links below:

    LinkedIn | Instagram


    Check out all of Nina's links below:

    Linkedin | Instagram | EcoStyles


    Special thanks to our team for all their hard work in making this episode happen:

    Hosts: Angela Veljanoska & Vis Vythilingam

    Editor: Sofia Heimowitz

    Marketing Officer: Taneisha Wong


    We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record today, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

    36 min
  • S4 EP1: Part 1- Slow Stitch: Redefining Fashion

    Hello everyone, and welcome to Season 4! We have come so far in this journey and we are so happy to be back for another season!

    Join Angela and Vis speak with Nina Gbor, an award-winning sustainability advocate, ethical fashion speaker, climate activist, writer and educator. Nina is the founder and owner of Eco Styles, and is a lecturer in Sustainable & Ethical Fashion, spreading her knowledge and speaking her passionate voice in the field at universities around Australia.

    Not only do we talk about Nina's amazing clothing style, but we talk about some valuable insights about the fast fashion industry, how big names in the fashion world use trends to grab a consumer's attention, how clothing can influence one's sense of identity, and so much more.

    This is the first part of Episode 1, so stay tuned for the next part coming very soon!


    Did you know we have our very own Slack channel? You can join this amazing community by signing up through the link here. We will also be starting our own newsletter! Click here to subscribe so you can be in the loop!

    Check out our links below:

    LinkedIn | Instagram


    Check out all of Nina's links below:

    Linkedin | Instagram | EcoStyles


    Special thanks to our team for all their hard work in making this episode happen:

    Hosts: Angela Veljanoska & Vis Vythilingam

    Editor: Sofia Heimowitz

    Marketing Officer: Taneisha Wong


    We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we record today, and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

    37 min
  • UQIES Sustainability Innovation Challenge Special

    Imagine getting the smartest student minds together and getting them to solve the most pressing sustainability issues?

    Crazy right! That's exactly what our friends at the University of Queensland Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UQIES) did with the Sustainability Innovation Challenge, one fine weekend in April!


    We got the chance to interview some of the brightest hackathoners, solving problems with Nature-Based Solutions and also Regenerative Agriculture:

    - Hein Reitmann (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hein-reitmann/)

    - Lachlan Armstrong (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlan-armstrong/)

    - Vikram Fidolin Anandharaja (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-fidolin-anandharaja-985847192/)

    - Sorkunthika Srour (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorkunthika-srour-595961128/)


    Find out about their experiences, entrepreneurship and technologies in the space! Enjoy learning about hackathon from the voices that matter - young people!

    42 min
  • G x R EP 5: Women at the front line of climate change

    In our final fifth episode of the Greenfluence x R(3)-Calibrate mini series, Angela and Pavina speak to the wonderful Shreya Ghodawat; the founder of Sustainable Guides and an ambassador for three global organisations: Top Tier Impact, Global Shapers, and She Changes Climate.


    An advocate for increased women representation in the climate change space, and an impact entrepreneur at heart, it comes as no surprise that Shreya is passionate about having a positive planet and seeks to help shape communities for the better.


    Tune into this insightful episode and learn all about:

    • Shreya's journey into the sustainability and climate industry and how it influenced her to begin her first climate tech start-up, Simppl- an easier and interactive way to gift those the opportunity to invest in a cause they support in the space; as well as her role as the Chief Sustainability Officer in the company
    • How she has been able to challenge the gender ratio in a predominantly male industry through her work and passion for the space
    • The opportunities that Shreya has obtained through her ambassadorship, as well as how the communities she's engaged with have helped her to develop her enthusiasm for social impact
    • The impact of the climate crisis occurring from the Global South lens and how vulnerable communities are encountering the climate challenges they face on a day-to-day basis
    • An insightful view of how COP27 has dealt with equal gender representation, and what can be rectified for COP28


      • Special thanks to our amazing team for making this episode happen!


      Podcast editor: Sofia Heimowitz

      Marketing officer: Angela Veljanoska

      Hosts: Angela Veljanoska & Pavina Adunratanasee


      #southeastasia #womenrepresentation #climatetechspace


      Check out the following links to learn more:

      Sustainable Guides - founded by Shreya Ghodawat

      Shreya Ghodawat | LinkedIn

      1 hr 5 min
    • G X R EP 4: Building an AI-Powered Decarbonisation Platform

      Ep 4 - Building an AI-Powered Decarbonisation Platform


      In episode 4, Pavina and Shri sit down with Jorge, VP of Engineering and Data Science at UnravelCarbon. 


      Hop on to this week’s pod and learn all about: 

      • Jorge’s journey and experience leading and scaling data and engineering teams at companies whose products impact millions of people. 
      • Jorge’s journey as a founder and what he learnt along the way. 
      • Unravel Carbon is an AI-powered decarbonization platform that helps companies track, reduce, and report their carbon emissions. Based in Singapore, they are backed by Sequoia and Y Combinator, and support customers globally


        • Special thanks to our amazing team! 

        Podcast editor: Sofia Heimowitz 

        Marketing officer: Angela Veljanoska  

        Host: Pavina Adunratanasee &  Shrishti Shah 


        #southeastasia #reducingemissions #decarbonisation

        Unravel Carbon:
        Unravel Carbon (YC W22): Overview | LinkedIn

        Jorge:

        Jorge Escobedo | LinkedIn

        35 min
      • G X R EP 3: Decarbonising the built environment

        In episode 3, Pavina and Shri sit down with Dr Martin Zhu to learn about i2Cool.

        Hop on to this week’s pod and learn all about:

        • In Hong Kong, buildings consume over 90% of total electricity, and about 60% of the building energy consumption comes from AC. More specially, HK buildings have a high window-wall ratio, so more than 50% of the heat loss and gain is through windows.
        • i2Cool is an environment-friendly passive radiative cooling paint which is patented in Hong Kong. The paint features the edge in solar reflection and thermal emission, resulting in its significant sub-ambient cooling effect, without consuming electricity and ozone-depleting refrigerants. By applying the cooling paint, the roof surface and the indoor air temperature leading to the 8-10% cooling energy saving potential.
        • Learn about the growing start-up space in Hong Kong and how governments and universities are providing more and more opportunities for PHD students to develop their own start-up. i2Cool was the first project Incubated by HK Tech 300 program which helped Dr Martin with funding to commercialise the cooling technology.
        • Dr Martin’s PhD supervisor & i2Cool presidential scientist, Dr. Edwin Chi Yan TSO was listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2022 published by Stanford University.
        • Inspired by the Sahara desert ant that has silver hairs that reflects visible and near-infrared light, including sunlight in the Saharan desert. The paint is going back to its roots to the desert as 2 months ago Dr Martin announced that i2Cool is the Winner at Global Proptech Challenge and a project with Emaar in Dubai will be launched soon. 

          • Special thanks to our amazing team!

          Podcast editor: Sofia

          Marketing officer: Angela Veljanoska

          Host: Pavina Adunratanasee &  Shrishti Shah

          We’re doing this podcast in collaboration with the amazing Pavina, the Founder of R(3)-calibrate. Check out her Twitter page for more content on the pod! —> https://twitter.com/pavina_adun

          i2cool: https://i2cool.com

          Dr Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-martin-zhu-07906abb

          49 min
        • G X R EP 2: Reflecting on COP27 insights and trends

          In episode 2, Visakhan, Pavina, Angela and Shrishti sit down and chat about last year’s COP27.

          Hop on to this week’s pod and learn all about:

          - Providing a space for youth and children to share their voices about sustainability and climate change with the introduction of the Children and Youth Pavilion.

          - More needs to be done to provide a space of gender diverse folk and women to be active members in this discussion. 

          - How finance can provide innovative aid for nations and reducing climate debt.

          - Introducing the Loss and Damage fund which will support disadvantaged countries to adapt to climate change.

          - What are voluntary carbon markets and what risks and opportunities do they present in achieving net zero emissions.

          - The agreement to ensure the 1.5 degrees temperature is kept intact and the launching of the Sharm-El-Sheik Adaptation Agenda.


          The questions is, what can we expect in COP28?


          Special thanks to our amazing team!

          Podcast editor: Taneisha Wong

          Marketing officer: Angela Veljanoska

          Host: Visakhan Vythilingam, Pavina Adunratanasee, Angela Veljanoska & Shrishti Shah


          We’re doing this podcast in collaboration with the amazing Pavina, the Founder of R(3)-calibrate. Check out her Twitter page for more content on the pod! —> https://twitter.com/pavina_adun

          40 min
        • G X R EP 1: Building Climate Tech Ventures in the Asia-Pacific

          In episode 1, Vis and Pavina sit down with Marie, the Founding Partner at Wavemaker Impact.

          Wavemaker Impact (WMi) is the first VC backed climate venture builder in SouthEast Asia. WMi co-founds sustainability-focused businesses with proven entrepreneurs. Their goal is to reduce 10% of the global carbon budget by 2035.

          WMi provides the opportunity areas, domain expertise, corporate partnerships and capital to launch and accelerate an experienced founder’s next climate tech venture.

          Hop on to this week’s pod and learn all about:

          -Marie’s journey into becoming the Founding Partner of WMi in Singapore.

          -What we need to do in this decade in the trajectory to Net Zero by 2050 is half the global carbon budget which can be done with the technology that we already have today.

          -Business Model Innovation is not just about understanding the technology but it is about understanding the drivers that will enable behavioural change which will drive the adoption of the existing technologies that we already have.

          -Rice cultivation consists of up to 33% of South-East Asia’s methane emissions. Garnering investments for decarbonising rice cultivation from blue chip investors like Breakthrough Energy Ventures which is backed by Bill Gates and Temasek.


          Special thanks to our amazing team!

          Podcast editor: Taneisha Wong

          Marketing officer: Angela Veljanoska

          Host: Visakhan Vythilingam and Pavina Adunratanasee

          Wavemaker Impact: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wavemaker-impact/

          Marie Cheong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-cheong-06141b36

          Pavina’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/pavina_adun

          38 min
        • S3 EP11 - Slowing Down Fast Fashion

          In episode 11, Angela and Shri sit down with Gordon, the Founder and CEO of Good On You.

          Good on You is the world's leading sustainability rating system for fashion brands. It’s brand directory and blog make sustainable fashion choices easy for millions of people around the world. 

          Hop on to this week’s pod and learn all about:

          - How GOY measures a brand’s sustainability efforts through three main criteria - People, Planet & Animals

          - Gordon’s takeaway from attending the Fashion Declares Panel Event as a speaker

          - Greenwashing trends to make some fashion brands seem sustainable

          - Some tips for consumers that want to conduct their own research into finding out whether either a favourite fashion brand or a trending brand is sustainable

          Special thanks to our amazing team!

          Podcast editor: Sofia Heimowitz

          Marketing officer: Angela Veljanoska

          Host:  Angela Veljanoska and Shrishti Shah


          Links:

          Good on you: https://goodonyou.eco

          Gordon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonrenouf

          53 min

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